Tighten management and stabilize the commodity market during Tet

The days leading up to the Lunar New Year are the most vibrant commodity markets of the year. This is also the time when the situation of smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods becomes complicated, requiring strict and drastic control from the authorities to promptly prevent violations and protect goods. benefits of consumers and manufacturers, helping people enjoy Spring and celebrate Tet in a healthy, safe and economical manner.

Ha Hoa district’s market management inspected cakes, candies, and jams during the Lunar New Year.

Timely handling

From the beginning of December, the year of the Cat, the atmosphere of preparing for the Dragon Festival in the province has been vibrant. Supermarkets, traditional markets, and business households have completed plans to increase the amount of goods stored to serve consumers. It is estimated that during the 2024 Lunar New Year, people’s shopping and consumption needs will increase by 15-20% compared to previous months. On that basis, the Market Management Department implements a peak plan to combat smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods in the last months of 2023, before, during and after the Lunar New Year of Giap Thin in 2024, to protect the rights of consumers, production and business establishments.

As a mobile and core force in reconnaissance and handling unexpected violations, in recent days, the Provincial Market Management Team No. 8 (Mobile Team) has detected and arrested many violations in goods circulation. chemistry. Typically, on December 23, 2023, in Vo Tranh commune, Ha Hoa district, the Team coordinated with the Traffic Police force (Provincial Police) to seize over 23,000 products of goods and food that were not found. Invoices and documents proving origin and legal origin include: Canned beer, instant sausage, instant pork, marinated chicken feet... being transported to the place of consumption in Phu Tho town.

Mr. Do Trung Thanh - Captain of Market Management Team No. 8 informed: Currently, the tricks of transporting and trading infringing goods are very sophisticated. Many subjects mixed and mixed infringing goods with many other types of goods. The team is continuing to synchronously deploy professional and reconnaissance measures, firmly grasp the situation, and coordinate effectively with inter-sectoral functional forces to promptly detect and handle violations during Tet.

Along with the Mobile Team, the Market Management Teams in the districts also strengthen focused inspection and control of subjects and business establishments in the management area. Mr. Nguyen Van Thanh - Captain of Market Management Team No. 7, in charge of Tam Nong district, Thanh Thuy said: As a rule, during Tet, traders take advantage of the increased demand for goods to increase their purchases. smuggling activities and trade fraud; mixing fake, counterfeit, and poor quality goods for consumption.

Faced with that situation, the Team assigned tasks to officers and employees to divide and closely monitor the area, traditional markets as well as social network platforms to strengthen inspection and control. The inspection content focuses on compliance with legal regulations in production, business and service activities; Controlling the transportation and trading of banned goods, counterfeit goods, essential goods with great consumer demand during Tet such as: Confectionery, food, alcohol, beverages...

Along with inspection and control work, the market management force throughout the province also performs well the work of information and propaganda of laws for organizations and individuals trading in goods and services in the area to well comply with regulations. the Party’s guidelines and policies, the State’s policies and laws; Instruct consumers not to assist in the consumption of smuggled goods, counterfeit goods, goods of unknown origin, or goods that do not ensure food safety; proactively and actively coordinate information for functional forces to prevent and handle Strictly handle violations of the law to maintain market stability... Many violations have been handled, increasing deterrence and creating a healthy business environment.

It is known that in 2023, the Provincial Market Management Department detected and handled 1,034 violations, including seven violations of trading in banned goods, smuggled goods, the main items being household appliances, firecrackers, and clothes; 50 cases of counterfeit goods and intellectual property violations. In the field of food safety, 231 cases of violations were discovered and handled regarding trading in expired goods, not storing food samples according to regulations, and unsanitary storage of goods in places of business. In addition, the Market Management force also discovered more than 318 other violations, mainly related to trading in goods of unknown origin. The total amount paid to the state budget is over 4.1 billion VND.

The Market Management force checks the origin, origin, and expiry date of goods at business establishments in Tam Nong district.

Strengthen inspection and control

Although the province is not a hot spot, a place to distribute goods throughout the country, business activities of smuggled goods, counterfeit goods, and poor quality goods in localities still have potentially complicated developments. in many fields with many methods and tricks, making management, inspection and control difficult. Furthermore, online shopping on e-commerce platforms and social networks is also very bustling with a variety of items for Tet. Therefore, it is required that market management forces and authorities continue to strongly intervene and implement solutions to repel and prevent violations.

The Provincial Market Management Department has directed the Market Management Teams in the province to strictly manage the area, proactively coordinate with functional forces to strengthen review, inspection, detection, and strict handling of organizations and individuals who profit from the law. Using increased consumer demand during the Lunar New Year to increase prices unreasonably, causing market instability.

Focus on inspecting and controlling essential product groups with high consumer demand such as: Confectionery, food, food, alcohol, beverages, cigarettes, fresh food items, etc. Focus on traditional markets, supermarkets, large commercial businesses, distributors, and places to store goods.

At the same time, check and monitor petroleum and liquefied petroleum gas business activities to prevent speculation, hoarding of goods, and unreasonable price increases. On the other hand, inspect and handle according to the provisions of law the activities of transporting and trading smuggled goods, banned goods, counterfeit goods, and goods infringing intellectual property rights; Violations in the field of trade promotion, buying, selling, and exchanging goods on e-commerce trading floors, social networking sites, and online sales applications; Violations of listing sales prices, speculation, and hoarding of goods; Coordinate with relevant units to check the implementation of legal regulations on price, measurement, quality, and food hygiene and safety assurance.

Mr. Le Hung - Director of the Provincial Market Management Department said: At this time, the Market Management force is actively coordinating with functional agencies, districts, cities and towns to inspect, test, promptly detect and prevent prevent and handle all acts of smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods for general deterrence and prevention; Avoid creating complex groups of locations for transporting and trading smuggled goods, counterfeit goods, goods of unknown origin, and goods that do not ensure food hygiene and safety. The Department also requires Market Management Teams carrying out inspection activities and sanctioning administrative violations to comply with the law, not causing trouble or obstacles for organizations and individuals producing, doing business, ensure that legal business activities take place normally.

Along with the active participation of the market management force, consumers also need to learn carefully about the product, request the seller to provide invoices, documents, and information about the origin of the goods. For production and business enterprises, it is necessary to proactively coordinate and complain to the authorities when discovering that their products are counterfeited, imitated, or openly sold on the market, contributing to creating an environment healthy business, bringing Spring colors and peace to everyone and every home.

Ha Nhung